Illinois saved $22 million in fraudulent benefit payouts last fiscal year and is expected to save another $32 million this fiscal year, according to a report issued by Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office Thursday. The savings are thanks to data analytics used by a body called the Health Care Fraud Elimination Task Force, which was created following an executive order signed by the governor in April.
“Every dollar that is improperly spent in our health care programs is a dollar that is not reaching our most vulnerable residents,” Rauner said in apress release.
